Spot 日
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
日 component
rì · sun; day
A component used in characters about days, time, brightness, seasons, and weather.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 日
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 日 to guess the broad meaning area: sun; day.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue日Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Check whether the character belongs to time, light, or the calendar.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 日 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
是=
+疋
最=
+取
时=
+寸
早=
+十
者=
耂
曾=
丷
间=
门
晚=
+免
白=
旧=
丨
替=
夫
香=
禾
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 日 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
白天báitiān
daytime
HSK 3.0 · L1房间fángjiānroom
HSK 3.0 · L1时候shíhoutime
HSK 3.0 · L1时间shíjiānChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1是shìto be
HSK 3.0 · L1晚wǎnevening
HSK 3.0 · L1晚饭wǎnfànevening meal
HSK 3.0 · L1晚上wǎnshangevening
HSK 3.0 · L1小时xiǎoshíhour
HSK 3.0 · L1早zǎoearly
HSK 3.0 · L1早饭zǎofànbreakfast
HSK 3.0 · L1早上zǎoshangearly morning
HSK 3.0 · L1